IP Library Granted Patent US 12677644
Granted Patent B2
US 12677644 · App. 18/227,991 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Isolation structure of semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wen (Tainan City, TW); Lung-En Kuo (Tainan City, TW); Chung-Yi Chiu (Tainan City, TW)
Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
H10W10/17H10W10/0143
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Patent No.
US 12677644
App. No.
18/227,991
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An isolation structure of a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first isolation structure and a second isolation structure. The substrate has a first region and a second region, and there is a boundary between the first region and the second region. The first isolation structure is disposed in the first region of the substrate, and the first isolation structure includes a dielectric liner and a first insulating layer. The second isolation structure is disposed in the second region of the substrate, and the second isolation structure includes a second insulating layer. The first isolation structure and the second isolation structure are respectively located on both sides of the boundary.

Claims (15)

1 . An isolation structure of a semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate having a first region and a second region, wherein there is a boundary between the first region and the second region;

a first isolation structure disposed in the first region of the substrate, wherein the first isolation structure comprises a dielectric liner and a first insulating layer; and

a second isolation structure disposed in the second region of the substrate, wherein the second isolation structure comprises a second insulating layer, the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure are respectively located on both sides of the boundary, a boundary structure is defined between the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure, a width of the boundary structure is less than or equal to 50 nm, the boundary structure is not a fin structure, a first sidewall of the boundary structure directly contacts a side surface of the first isolation structure, a second sidewall of the boundary structure opposite to the first sidewall directly contacts a side surface of the second isolation structure, and the boundary structure has a triangular cross section formed by the first sidewall and the second sidewall.

2 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein an inclined degree of the side surface of the first isolation structure relative to a top surface of the substrate is less than an inclined degree of the side surface of the second isolation structure relative to the top surface of the substrate.

3 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the dielectric liner comprises an oxide or a nitride.

4 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the dielectric liner is different from a material of the first insulating layer.

5 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the first insulating layer is identical to a material of the second insulating layer.

6 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the material of the first insulating layer comprises an oxide.

7 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a height of the first isolation structure is greater than a height of the second isolation structure.

8 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first isolation structure is greater than a width of the second isolation structure.

9 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure is less than or equal to 50 nm.

10 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein an operation voltage of the first region is greater than an operation voltage of the second region.

11 . The isolation structure of the semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fin structure disposed in the second region, and the second isolation structure surrounds the fin structure.